State comparison · 2025
Computer Systems Analysts salary: Massachusetts vs South Carolina
Computer Systems Analysts in Massachusetts earn a median of $128,240. In South Carolina, $98,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.6% — not 30.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.5%
Massachusetts vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+15.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Computer Systems Analysts
- Median
- $128,240
- p25
- $100,830
- p75
- $159,230
- p10
- $80,000
- p90
- $171,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -41%
South Carolina
Computer Systems Analysts
- Median
- $98,280
- p25
- $76,070
- p75
- $122,570
- p10
- $58,000
- p90
- $148,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.